Kirk Covington is recognized as one of the most versatile and dynamic Drummers in the world. Covington is also an accomplished vocalist and keyboardist, which keeps him busy in the LA music scene as an eclectic chameleon of talent. His infinite energy and his crowd-pleasing personality and vocal ability are a driving force in the success of the world-renowned jazz fusion group Tribal Tech featuring guitarist Scot Henderson, bassist Gary Willis, and keyboardist Scott Kinsey.
Coming from a musical family in Midland Texas, the youngest of five children, Kirk was encouraged to play drums at age seven by his brother Kyle. By age twelve, Covington was a full time 'garage band junkie'. Encouraged by his grandmother to play piano in his elementary years, Covington opted for sports instead and decided to stick to the drums, leaving the piano behind until his senior year of high school.
At age fifteen, Kirk was borrowing the family truck, and hauling his drum kit to rock 'n' roll and country gigs around the Midland, Texas region.
With little formal training, Covington entered the internationally renowned North Texas State University jazz program. He eventually landed the drum chair in the infamous Two O'clock Lab Band, a position that would also create many musical relationships with now famous players, including a young bassist named Gary Willis.
After college, Covington and Willis continued to work together in Condor, one of the most popular jazz-fusion bands in the region. Condor released an album in 1981 on Inner City Records that spent 4 weeks at 2) and Eric Clapton's From The Cradle (#3). Covington can be heard locking down the groove on Henderson's most recent burning blues release Tore Down House on Mesa/Bluemoon released in April '97.